Guild of Book Workers New York Chapter Newsletter / Guild of Book Workers

Identifier:REF.SE.1415

Dimensions:v. ill. 28 cm

Creation dates:1995

edited by: Solveig Schumann, Ursula Mitra

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Bookbinding, Book industries and trade--History, Newsletters

Description:The Newsletter for the Guild of Book Workers New York Chapter was a bimonthly newsletter which included: upcoming events, coming attractions, open houses, alerts, gallery tours, job listings, studio news, workshops, announcements, and lecture schedules. A publication for members of the Book Workers Guild along with The Guild of Book Workers Journal. "About the Guild: The Guild of Book Workers is a national organization dedicated to promoting interest in and awareness of the traditions of book and paper arts. Our members include hand bookbinders, conservators, restorers, illuminators, calligraphers, private press printers, and makers of paper and decorative paper, as well as librarians and collectors. Membership is open to all interested persons and includes professionals, amateurs and students, with experience ranging from decades to days. The New York Chapter was the first regional chapter of the Guild, and supports the Guild’s mission by offering workshops, lectures and other events in and around New York. The Guild of Book Workers celebrated its first 100 years in 2006. Its mission, when founded, was to “establish and maintain a feeling of kinship and mutual interest in the several hand book crafts.” Among its early members are well-known artist-craft people such as bookbinder Edith Diehl and printers and typographers W.A. Dwiggins and Frederic W. Gowdy. Today, the Guild is dedicated to sustaining a community of members dedicated to the art of the book in all its forms. Its members hope to broaden public awareness of the book arts, to stimulate commissions of fine bindings, and to stress the need for sound book conservation and restoration." Guild of Book Workers, 2009 "The Guild has regional chapters that carry out the Guild's mission by offering similar activities in their local areas. The chapters produce newsletters, sponsor exhibitions and hold local meetings that feature tours, talks, lectures, demonstrations, and workshops."- Membership brochure, 2006 CBA Holdings Include: January, 1995 April, 1995 May, 1995 October, 1996 January, 2000 March, 2000